Addis Ababa, 17th Oct 2014 (IANS): In a bid to fight the rapid spread of the Ebola virus disease, the African Union Support to Ebola Outbreak in West Africa (ASEOWA), a team formed for emergency response on Ebola that is under the African Union Commission (AUC) Social Affairs, has urged the Indian government to lend support with medical human resources.

Beirut, 16th Oct (IANS):At least 662 people have died during the month-long offensive by the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group on the Syrian Kurdish enclave of Kobane bordering Turkey, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said Thursday.

Beirut, 15th Oct (IANS): The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group began to pull back Wednesday from the eastern part of he Syrian Kurdish city of Kobane, after Kurdish forces turned back attacks by the jihadis and advanced on their positions, the Syrian Observatory Human Rights (SOHR)reported.